Polito Vega Celebrates 50 Years on the Radio with a Two-Day Concert Series
August 19 2009 - 5:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
The King of Radio will be honored by two Mega concerts, featuring
some of today's most popular artists MIAMI, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ --
Spanish Broadcasting System (NASDAQ:SBSA) ("SBS") announced today
that Polito Vega, better known as the "King of Radio," will be
honored for his 50 years on the radio with a two-day concert series
organized by WPAT- 93.1 FM Amor and WSKQ- 97.9 FM Mega. The
concerts will be held on Friday, August 28 and Saturday, August 29
at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Each concert will start
at 8 PM. On Friday, August 28 at 8 PM, Amor 93.1 will present
Polito's first Mega concert celebration, highlighted by an
appearance of the internationally renowned singer Juanes. The
concert will include performances by some of today's biggest pop
artists, such as: Enrique Iglesias, Paulina Rubio, Alejandro Sanz,
Laura Pausini, Luis Fonsi, Cristian Castro, Don Omar, Gloria Trevi,
David Bisbal, Arthur Hanlon, Alexander Acha and Fanny Lu. On
Saturday, August 29 at 8 PM, Mega 97.9 will present the second Mega
concert in Polito's honor. This concert will be full of "energetic
salsa music," "merengue" and "sazon." Today's biggest salsa and
merengue artists will perform as part of the celebration: Gilberto
Santa Rosa, Victor Manuelle, El Torito, Millie Quesada, Olga Tanon,
Oscar de Leon, Elvis Crespo, Grupo Mania, Tono Rosario, Los
Hermanos Rosario, Jose Alberto "El Canario", India, Tito El
Bambino, Henry (Aventura), Alexis and Fido, Aymee, Domingo
Quinones, Luis Enrique and Flex. The masters of ceremony for both
concerts will be Mega TV talents Fernando del Rincon and Alexis
Valdes, who will without a doubt keep the audience entertained
throughout the event. Radio hosts Gloria B. and "Tony and Los
Lunaticos" from Amor 93.1 and Alex Sensation, El Jukeo, DJ Lobo and
J.I. Star from Mega 97.9 will also be participating in the two-day
concert celebration. Polito Vega has been involved in the radio
industry for 50 years. He has been recognized by his peers as a
distinguished host, announcer, master of ceremonies, and as an
entertainer for innumerable concerts and community events. Polito
Vega has for decades consistently occupied the first place spot for
listenership for his show "Salsa con Polito," which is broadcast
every Saturday and Sunday from 12:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M., only on La
Mega 97.9. Tickets for the two-day concert celebration are now
available at http://www.ticketmaster.com/, Madison Square Garden
Box Office or by calling 866.858.0008. Don't miss this two-day
concert series celebrating Polito's 50 years in the radio industry.
This event is guaranteed to make history! DATASOURCE: Spanish
Broadcasting System CONTACT: Isabel Bucaram-Montana, Director of
Marketing and Communications, Spanish Broadcasting System,
+1-305-644-4800, ext. 1156, +1-786-470-1656, Web site:
http://www.sbscorporate.com/ http://www.spanishbroadcasting.com/
http://www.lamusica.com/
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